What do you know about the man behind the popular devotional My Utmost for His Highest? Trace the life of Oswald Chambers from his boyhood in Scotland through an astounding journey of faith and trust in God's provision. From the United Kingdom to a YMCA training camp in Egypt during World War I; Chambers was a man utterly devoted to God and to sharing the timeless wisdom of the Bible with others. Discover a remarkable story; and find inspiration for your walk with Christ.
#2722973 in Books Univ Tennessee Press 2006-04-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.20 x 6.00l; 1.51 #File Name: 1572334428365 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Very Unusual Set of LettersBy John MatlockWilliam T. Shepherd was a soldier in the First Illinois Light Artillery during the Civil War. He fought in most of the early battles in the Western Theater including Fort Henry; Fort Donelson and Shiloh. Although no mention is made of college; he was quite well educated for the time and in the fall of 1862 he was made a clerk. He remained a rear area soldier for the rest of his service and survived the war.During his time of service he wrote some 150 letters home; mostly to his mother and father; but also to other relatives. These have been carefully preserved and form the basis of this book.His letters are unique in several ways:First; as mentioned; he was quite well educated for the time.Second; he served in the west. Education was much better in the eastern states; making him more unusual.Third; he served as an enlisted man. The correspondence or memoirs of officers is much more common. But as an enlisted man he experienced the war at an entirely different level than an officer.Finally he was a rear area soldier; especially concerned with logistics. Here is a view of supplying the army from one at a low level that again is quite rare in the literature of any war.
